Hailing from the land of Monkeys and Makers, Skint And Demoralised are a spoken-word-poet-slash-reclusive producer duo that, on the strength of literally one song, had major after major lining up to try and sign them. 19-year old Matt Abbott first took to the stage at friends' parties, dodging insults and missiles as he chanted his Northern incantations, before bringing on board ‘The Stig-like’ MiNI dOG to add music to his words.